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Cardano gives token issuers power to freeze, seize and restrict assets

The new standard is aimed at regulated stablecoins, funds and bonds whose issuers need identity checks, sanctions controls and other transfer rules built into the asset itself. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Oct 7, 2026 • Editorial Desk
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Regulation

SEC drops to 2 members, and 1 hidden rule shifts crypto power

The new exception permits one eligible commissioner to form a quorum when every other sitting member is disqualified from the…
Oct 7, 2026
Markets

Bitcoin.de trading remains halted as German regulator rejects MiCA application

Trading on the platform has largely been suspended since June as its operator awaited MiCA authorization, with the company now…
Oct 7, 2026
Institutional

Open USD supply hits $666 million as 10 wallets trap most tokens

Crystal’s October 5 snapshot found $396 million unmoved in eight Tempo wallets, while customer activity inside custody accounts remains unknown.…
Oct 7, 2026
Markets

Pudgy Penguins-backed Abstract to shut down after ‘tens of millions’ in losses

Igloo CEO Luca Netz said the company funded Abstract for 18 months but still failed to find product-market fit despite…
Oct 7, 2026
Institutional

Payments Firm Says Tether Froze $2.76 Million Brazilian Police Didn’t Flag, Forcing Layoffs

In a New York lawsuit, Conduit says Tether’s financial-crime unit added its treasury wallet to freezes tied to a Brazilian…
Oct 6, 2026
Infrastructure

Solana Foundation Offers Banks Open-Source Code to Settle Tokenized Trades in One Step

The escrow program swaps an asset and its payment in one transaction or not at all, and J.P. Morgan contributed…
Oct 6, 2026
Markets

Google Launches Nano Banana 2.1: Better Than Its Predecessor at Half the Price

Google’s new image model, Nano Banana 2.1, is live. It costs about half as much as its predecessor, but the…
Oct 6, 2026
Markets

Pudgy Penguins Owner Is Shutting Down Its Abstract Chain, Where $47 Million Still Sits

Abstract says funds still on the chain after Dec. 15 will be inaccessible, ending a consumer-crypto bet that Igloo CEO…
Oct 6, 2026
Payments

Circle Welcomes DJ Khaled to 'Team USDC' and Crypto Twitter Is Furious

Nothing in Circle’s posts announces a sponsorship, but replies dug up Khaled’s 2018 SEC settlement over a crypto fraud he…
Oct 6, 2026